The last time I made an animation it was in Adobe Premiere...

I did look into AE a few years back but my 'return' to both 3d and Animation was short lived.

I am now resurrecting a project that was my motivation to study Animation in the first place, It's fight choreography - (Traditional 2 person set that I learnt as a child and have never seen the style practiced since)

I'm a LONG way from finished but ready to batch render bits of it to see how it flows...

Please I'd like suggestions/recommendations on the compositing programs people are using. Specifically AE or NUKE, or a good free one?

Thanks.